The Brennan Center participated in an amicus brief in support of a Mexican government petition to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights alleging that various types of U.S. discrimination against undocumented immigrants violate international human rights instruments.
The Brennan Center represented federal and state welfare benefits applicants and the advocacy organization, Make the Road by Walking, in a lawsuit against New York City to allow advocates to set up help desks in the public areas of benefits offices
The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of Sharwline Nicholson, a mother who lost custody of her children due to alleged neglect, arguing in favor of a parent's right to counsel in cases involving termination of parental rights.
